It makes sense comparing Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sonos Playbar because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 5.5 for Playbar. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and play/pause, volume up, volume down, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Playbar - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sonos Playbar 7 for its audio features and specs.
Each of rivals supports AirPlay 2. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.
These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the Smart Soundbar 300 has Bluetooth support. Only the Smart Soundbar 300 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 3/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Soundbar 300. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 4 points out of 10.